Silicone gel breast implant failure: Evaluation of properties of shells and gels for explanted prostheses and meta-analysis of literature rupture data

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-242

  Marotta, James S ^a,b   Goldberg, Eugene P ^a,b,c   Habal, Mutaz B ^a,b   Amery, Drew P ^a,b   Martin, Paul J ^a,b   Urbaniak, Daniel J ^a,b   Widenhouse, Christopher W ^a,b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Tampa Bay Craniofacial Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER; SILICONE GEL; SILICONE OIL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; EXPLANT; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RUPTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036711725     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200209000-00001     Document Type: Article

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